# Ethanol & DDGS - Ethanol Stocks Hit All-Time High - The Jacobsen

> EIA weekly data showed ethanol production rising 7,000 barrels per day to about 1.04 million barrels per day in the week ending February 14, 2020. Ethanol stocks rose 2% to a record 24.8 million barrels, and corn use for ethanol increased.

- Date: 2020-02-20 · published 2020-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54606-ethanol-and-ddgs-ethanol-stocks-hit-all-time-high-the-jacobsen
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher ethanol output raises corn grind, which supports corn demand. Record ethanol stocks cap prices and signal weak blending demand, so the net effect on corn is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [DDGS Production Increases and Ethanol Margins Improve - The Jacobsen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51610-ddgs-production-increases-and-ethanol-margins-improve-the-jacobsen.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [U.S. ethanol production notches another all-time high - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21498-u-s-ethanol-production-notches-another-all-time-high-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2024-10-24 | [Ethanol production rises but stocks still fall  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27840-ethanol-production-rises-but-stocks-still-fall-the-daily-digest.md) | -1.3% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-07-26 | [Ethanol production shoots higher, stocks up - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35032-ethanol-production-shoots-higher-stocks-up-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -13.9% | -17.3% |
| CORN | 2022-03-10 | [Ethanol production and stocks rise as margins improve  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42263-ethanol-production-and-stocks-rise-as-margins-improve-the-daily-digest.md) | +2.5% | +11.8% |

## Sources

- thejacobsen.com: https://thejacobsen.com/2020/02/20/ethanol-ddgs-hit-all-time-high/

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